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- Initiatives aim to increase numbers of veteran entrepreneurs
About 10% of small businesses are owned by military veterans, and nonprofit groups, state governments and federal agencies are looking to increase that percentage. A growing number of universities, for example, are hosting Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans with Disabilities programs, which give participants 10 days of intensive training and a network of advisers. Navy Times/The Associated Press
(10/6)
 
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- Panetta: South America's security capabilities are evolving
The Pentagon is transitioning to a supporting role in South America, as the region's growing defense capabilities mean it no longer needs to rely on the U.S. to be the primary guarantor of security, said Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta, who met over the weekend with South American leaders. U.S. officials are offering to extend an advisory program that would place American personnel in Peru to train local security force administrators, and the U.S. will participate in meetings with regional defense officials on joint disaster relief efforts. FoxNews.com/The Associated Press
(10/6)
- Study examines violence within U.S. military
The U.S. military lacks internal safeguards and response systems to manage cases of extremism within its ranks, according to a report on workplace violence from the Pentagon's Defense Science Board. Better personnel record keeping could help the military predict and avert incidents such as the 2009 shootings at Fort Hood, Texas, the report says. Air Force Times(free registration)
(10/7)
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- Proposed firearm policies for veterans rile gun advocates
Congress and the Pentagon are initiating suicide-prevention efforts that would encourage the removal or safe storage of firearms in the homes of troubled veterans, a move that some service members and gun-rights advocates oppose. Also, Congress is considering a measure that would allow counselors to ask service members whether they own personal firearms, a question that counselors are prohibited from asking under a measure recently passed by Congress and supported by the National Rifle Association. The New York Times (tiered subscription model)
(10/7)
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- Adviser details Romney's Navy expansion plans
GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney plans to extend production of the Super Hornet fighter and littoral combat ships, to build a ballistic missile defense ship and to add an 11th carrier air wing, says Romney's senior defense adviser, John Lehman. A Romney-led government also would create a new frigate program that would deploy with a battle group and would replace the FFG 7, says Lehman, who served as Navy secretary under President Ronald Reagan. Defense News
(10/7)
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- Budget cuts threaten Okla. National Guard funeral honors program
The Oklahoma National Guard is carrying out more funeral services with less federal funding, says Staff Sgt. Marvin Barbee, state coordinator for the Guard's Military Funeral Honors Program. Funeral details often have to make do with fewer soldiers while performing the standard 21-gun salute and pallbearer service for service members who have been killed in action. The Army or Army Reserve may need to become more involved in funerals, Barbee says. Tulsa World (Okla.)
(10/7)
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